diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/search/impl/solr/facet/SolrFacetService.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/search/impl/solr/facet/SolrFacetService.java
index f38f6f81c2..4648866288 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/search/impl/solr/facet/SolrFacetService.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/search/impl/solr/facet/SolrFacetService.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 import org.alfresco.repo.dictionary.Facetable;
 import org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.solr.facet.Exceptions.DuplicateFacetId;
 import org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.solr.facet.Exceptions.MissingFacetId;
-import org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.solr.facet.Exceptions.UnrecognisedFacetId;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.dictionary.PropertyDefinition;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
 import org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName;
@@ -99,7 +98,6 @@ public interface SolrFacetService
      * @param filterIds an ordered sequence of filter IDs.
      * @throws NullPointerException if filterIds is {@code null}.
      * @throws MissingFacetId if the list is empty.
-     * @throws UnrecognisedFacetId if any of the provided filter IDs are not recognised.
      * @throws DuplicateFacetId if there is a duplicate filter ID in the list.
      */
     public void reorderFacets(List<String> filterIds);
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/search/impl/solr/facet/SolrFacetServiceImpl.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/search/impl/solr/facet/SolrFacetServiceImpl.java
index 6dc1210fac..1d35632a5c 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/search/impl/solr/facet/SolrFacetServiceImpl.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/search/impl/solr/facet/SolrFacetServiceImpl.java
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ import org.alfresco.repo.policy.PolicyComponent;
 import org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.solr.facet.Exceptions.DuplicateFacetId;
 import org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.solr.facet.Exceptions.IllegalArgument;
 import org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.solr.facet.Exceptions.MissingFacetId;
-import org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.solr.facet.Exceptions.UnrecognisedFacetId;
 import org.alfresco.repo.search.impl.solr.facet.SolrFacetProperties.CustomProperties;
 import org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AuthenticationUtil;
 import org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AuthenticationUtil.RunAsWork;
@@ -588,8 +587,44 @@ public class SolrFacetServiceImpl extends AbstractLifecycleBean implements SolrF
 
         // Persisted facets
         Map<String, SolrFacetProperties> persistedProperties = getPersistedFacetProperties();
-        // The persisted facets will override the default facets
-        mergedMap.putAll(persistedProperties);
+        for(Entry<String, SolrFacetProperties> entry : persistedProperties.entrySet())
+        {
+            final String facetId = entry.getKey();
+            /*
+             * If the default facet has been removed from the config file and
+             * the facet was persisted as its property was modified, then, the
+             * persisted node needs to be deleted. This should be done to avoid
+             * errors when loading the facets. Also, as all the properties of
+             * the facet may not have been persisted and the default facet
+             * doesn't exist anymore, there is no way of merging the
+             * non-persisted properties.
+             */
+            if(entry.getValue().isDefault() && !defaultFP.containsKey(facetId))
+            {
+                AuthenticationUtil.runAs(new RunAsWork<Void>()
+                {
+                    @Override
+                    public Void doWork() throws Exception
+                    {
+                        return retryingTransactionHelper.doInTransaction(new RetryingTransactionCallback<Void>()
+                        {
+                            public Void execute() throws Exception
+                            {
+                                deleteFacet(facetId);
+                                
+                                logger.info("Deleted [" + facetId + "] node, as the filter has been removed from the config file!");
+                                return null;
+                            }
+                        }, false);
+                    }
+                }, AuthenticationUtil.getSystemUserName());
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // The persisted facets will override the default facets
+                mergedMap.put(facetId, entry.getValue());
+            }
+        }
 
         List<String> facetOrder = getFacetOrder();
         // Sort the merged maps
@@ -736,13 +771,16 @@ public class SolrFacetServiceImpl extends AbstractLifecycleBean implements SolrF
             final List<SolrFacetProperties> existingFacets = getFacets();
             
             final Map<String, SolrFacetProperties> sortedFacets = new LinkedHashMap<>(); // maintains insertion order
+            final List<String> removedFacetIds = new ArrayList<>();
             for (String facetId : facetIds)
             {
                 SolrFacetProperties facet = getFacet(facetId);
                 
                 if (facet == null)
                 {
-                    throw new UnrecognisedFacetId("Cannot reorder facets as ID not recognised:", facetId);
+                    // ACE-3083
+                    logger.warn("Facet with [" + facetId + "] ID does not exist. Removing it from the facets' ordering list");
+                    removedFacetIds.add(facetId);
                 }
                 else if (sortedFacets.containsKey(facetId))
                 {
@@ -765,6 +803,14 @@ public class SolrFacetServiceImpl extends AbstractLifecycleBean implements SolrF
             // The alternative is changing the service API to look like <T extends Serializable & List<String>>
             // which is a bit verbose for an API.
             ArrayList<String> serializableProp = new ArrayList<>(facetIds);
+            if (removedFacetIds.size() > 0)
+            {
+                boolean result = serializableProp.removeAll(removedFacetIds);
+                if (result)
+                {
+                    logger.info("Removed " + removedFacetIds + " from the facets' ordering list.");
+                }
+            }
             nodeService.setProperty(getFacetsRoot(), SolrFacetModel.PROP_FACET_ORDER, serializableProp);
         }
     }
diff --git a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/search/impl/solr/facet/SolrFacetServiceImplTest.java b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/search/impl/solr/facet/SolrFacetServiceImplTest.java
index 0808bee27b..5a4ea5a0a6 100644
--- a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/search/impl/solr/facet/SolrFacetServiceImplTest.java
+++ b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/repo/search/impl/solr/facet/SolrFacetServiceImplTest.java
@@ -163,17 +163,23 @@ public class SolrFacetServiceImplTest
         });
     }
     
-    @Test(expected=UnrecognisedFacetId.class)
+    @Test
     public void reorderUnrecognisedFacetIdsShouldFail() throws Exception
     {
         TRANSACTION_HELPER.doInTransaction(new RetryingTransactionCallback<Void>()
         {
             @Override public Void execute() throws Throwable
             {
-                final List<String> facetIds = getExistingFacetIds();
+                final List<String> existingFacetIds = getExistingFacetIds();
+
+                final List<String> facetIds = new ArrayList<>(existingFacetIds);
                 facetIds.add("unrecognisedID");
-                
+
                 SOLR_FACET_SERVICE.reorderFacets(facetIds);
+
+                final List<String> newfacetIds = getExistingFacetIds();
+                
+                assertEquals(existingFacetIds, newfacetIds);
                 return null;
             }